Constitutional Conversation with Farah Peterson
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Peterson will be discussing her recent Yale Law Journal article, “Expounding the Constitution.” The article reinterprets Founding-era debates about Constitutional interpretation as arguments over its nature. If analogous to public legislation, it would be read pragmatically; if more like private legislation, it would be construed narrowly. This insight provides vital context for contemporary debates about how to interpret statutes and the Constitution.
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Farah Peterson Farah Peterson is a legal historian who focuses on statutory interpretation. Peterson holds a PhD in American history from Princeton University. She earned her JD from Yale Law School, and received her bachelor’s in history from Yale as well. After law school, Peterson clerked for Associate Justice Stephen Breyer on the US Supreme Court and Judge Guido Calabresi on the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. She is currently at work on a book about the history of judicial interpretation, based on her doctoral dissertation. To view Farah Peterson’s bio, click here. |
